The court pronounced the verdict after examining 16 witnesses (Representational) A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court in Odisha's Balasore district on Monday for raping a girl. Special judge of POCSO court Ranjan Kumar Sutar also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the …...Read More

Kuldeep Sengar had approached the court requesting a five-month extension of bail on medical grounds. The Delhi High Court has extended the interim bail of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the Unnao rape case, for one more month. Sengar had approached the court requesting a five-month extension of his bail …...Read More

Court also declared Rs 17 lakh as compensation to the parents of the victim girl. (Representational) A Delhi court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping and battering to death a 5-year-old girl in 2017, observing the "brutality" showed his criminal bent of mind. Additional Sessions Judge …...Read More

The bench said the idea behind the declaration was to ensure responsibilty. Taking a firm stand on the issue of misleading advertisements, the Supreme Court has said that celebrities and social media influencers are equally liable if the commercial for the product or service featuring them is found to be …...Read More

Court also raised concerns with respect to absence of the standing committee of MCD. (Representational) Castigating the MCD over garbage on roads and uncovered drains in Ghazipur where a mother-son duo died after falling into a waterlogged drain, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the civic administration has become …...Read More

The woman and the executive were on a flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi. (Representational) A woman was allegedly shown porn clips and groped by a senior executive from a Jindal Group company aboard a flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi. Jindal Steel Chairperson Naveen Jindal has assured the woman …...Read More

The court said two sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita may need a relook. The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to consider making necessary changes in sections 85 and 86 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to avoid its misuse for lodging false or exaggerated complaints after taking into …...Read More

In the court, the testing agency conceded to the petitioner's requests. (Representational) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) to make sanitary pads available near toilets at National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination centers across India. In a recent ruling, the …...Read More

The court found the petition lacking in merit. The Delhi High Court has cautioned that if sadhus, gurus, and other religious figures are allowed to build shrines on the public land, it would lead to disastrous consequences and jeopardise larger public interest. Justice Dharmesh Sharma said, "In our country, we …...Read More

A court here has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for life for raping his 10-year-old daughter. Special Judge Anu Aggarwal sentenced the man, who was earlier convicted under section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In an order passed on …...Read More